Bicycle traffic in Munich

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Overview of the Munich cycle path network

The bicycle traffic in Munich has an above-average and sharply rising share of total traffic: From all roads accounted for the so-called modal split in 2002 10% of the bike , in 2008 already 14% and in 2011 17.4%. A share of 20% is targeted for 2020. This is made possible by the fact that the city of Munich promotes bicycles as a means of transport . With currently (2017) 60 designated bicycle streets, Munich is number one in Germany.

With the adoption of the Munich cycling decision by the city council on July 24, 2019, an ambitious goal is set for the further promotion of cycling, compared to the previous fundamental decision on cycling from 2009 or its continuation in 2017.

Because of Munich's location on the Munich gravel plain, there are hardly any noteworthy inclines apart from the Isar slope on the east bank of the Isar.

advancement

MVG rental bike station in Munich
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Signs for the Munich cycle paths

Since 1986 the city administration has been creating traffic development plans - bicycle traffic , a special form of traffic development plan that specifically takes into account the needs of cyclists and aims to improve cycling culture . Initially, mainly bicycle paths were promoted, in the current version since 2002 the focus has shifted to integrated solutions, so that traffic routing at particularly critical points, but also parking options and the connections to local public transport , especially the Munich subway , are improved.

Since 2010, the city of Munich has been claiming to become a cycling city ​​under the motto “ Radlhauptstadt” and uses this catchphrase for its public campaigns on the subject. The political and financial basis for this was the fundamental decision on cycling from 2009, which, among other things , drew conclusions from the VeloCity conference in 2007, which was held in Munich. The decision in principle was updated in 2017.

Main cycle routes

Fourteen star-shaped main bicycle routes lead from the outskirts into the center of Munich. They are connected radially by three rings to form a cycle network. The innermost ring leads around Munich's historic old town , the second is roughly level with the Middle Ring , and the third ring is the Outer Radlring . Outside the city is the Munich RadlRing , which is mainly designated for recreational traffic. The cycle routes are uniformly signposted, and the signs are provided with information on distances to important destinations. In the cycling city ​​map published by the City of Munich and regularly updated , recommended secondary routes and other cycling connections are also entered.

Since around 85% of Munich's road network is designated as a 30 km / h zone , there is no need for special facilities for bicycle traffic, apart from the establishment of bicycle streets and the marking of dead ends open to bicycle traffic and the opening of one-way streets against the road Direction of travel. In this area, Munich was a long way behind various cities in northern Germany, which had opened almost all one-way streets (in 30 km / h zones) for cycling in both directions by the year 2000. The establishment of bicycle lanes and the opening of one-way streets for bicycle traffic in both directions has only been promoted significantly since a corresponding resolution by the city council in 2008. In the meantime (as of 2016) 55 road sections in Munich are designated as cycle roads. There are around 450 km of cycle routes in the access roads. Around 500 km of cycle paths , cycle lanes and protective lanes have been set up on main roads . Between 1992 and 2010 around 22 million euros were spent on this. Around 260 km of bicycle routes run in green spaces and on agricultural paths on the outskirts. This also includes the Isar Cycle Path , which runs completely free of intersections along the Isar through the city.

Since 2013, the city of Munich has increased its number of cycle routes, most of which are part of cycle routes. On the pilot route in Clemensstrasse in Schwabing, priority will be given to bicycle roads over smaller side roads. In addition, line safety stripes for parked cars were marked here in order to counter the typical danger of carelessly opened car doors ( dooring accidents ), as cyclists continue to drive in the middle of the lane.

On July 24, 2019, the city council adopted the goals of the cycling decision, including the establishment of an old town cycling ring .

Rental bikes

In Munich, MVG (in cooperation with nextbike ) provides 1,200 bicycles at 125 locations. An expansion to 3,200 bicycles has been decided. Call a Bike provides 1,400 rental bikes . The provider oBike distributed 6,800 bikes in a short time in August 2017, but after strong criticism of the procedure and the quality, lack of acceptance and many cases of vandalism, reduced them to 1000 bikes in April 2018. oBike later filed for bankruptcy; the remaining bicycles, often damaged or destroyed, were removed after the threat of a removal order. By 2019, 100 rental bike stations are also to be built in the Munich district .

Events

The Munich Bike Night takes place on one day each summer . The SattelFest takes place in April and the RadlKULT cycling culture festival in June .

Long-distance cycle routes

Several long-distance cycle routes run through the Munich city area. These include the D-Route D11 (Baltic Sea-Upper Bavaria) , the Isar Cycle Route, the Mangfall Cycle Route, the Waterway, the Isar-Inn Panorama Route, the Ammersee Cycle Route, the Munich-Venice Cycle Route and the Via Bavarica Tyrolensis . The Ammer-Amper-Radweg, the Sempt-Isen-Radweg and the Via Julia run just outside the city limits . Most of these long-distance cycle routes belong to the Bavarian network for cyclists and are marked with its symbols.

In 2016, the 400–500-kilometer-long Ring der Regions cycle path was built .

In 2017, Bavaria's first “bicycle highway” from Munich to Unterschleißheim or Garching was decided with the Munich cycle expressway . Completion was originally planned for 2019, but it wasn't until July 2019 that the course was finally determined. The start of construction is still unclear and should only take place after a further vote.

criticism

In its transport policy program of 2008, the ADFC Munich calls for numerous infrastructure measures such as the opening of cycle paths that are subject to mandatory use , more cycle lanes or the improvement of bicycle parking facilities . In 2014, the ADFC Munich compiled a list of cycle paths on which, in the opinion of the association, the obligations to use should be lifted. In 2019 the city announced that the obligation to use cycle lanes had been checked on around 35% of the cycle lanes. The reason for the review is an amendment to the StVO from 1997 , with which the general duty to use cycle lanes was abolished and the duty to use cycle lanes ordered by traffic signs was linked to higher requirements. The Sueddeutsche Zeitung operational in 2014 a web portal to collect hazards.

literature

  • City of Munich (Ed.): Münchner Radlstadtplan . 11th edition. Munich 2015 (scale 1: 22,500).
  • Antje Martin, Cornelia Landensperger, Christian Dechant: Das Münchner Radlbuch. Discover the state capital on 10 themed routes . J. Berg Verlag, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-7658-4171-4 .
  • The Münchner Stadtradlbuch . Adventure tours in and around the city. 4th edition. Stöppel FreizeitMedien, Merching 2003, ISBN 3-89987-926-0 .
  • Around Munich . The most beautiful bike tours in and around Munich. 5th edition. Esterbauer publishing house, Rodingersdorf 2015, ISBN 978-3-85000-104-5 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ State capital Munich: Evaluation report of the bicycle marketing campaign “Radlhauptstadt München”. November 2011, accessed on October 20, 2013 (PDF; 764 kB).
  2. ^ State capital Munich: The bicycle campaign of the state capital Munich. ( Memento of the original from February 16, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Press release from June 12, 2010 (PDF) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.radlhauptstadt.muenchen.de
  3. ↑ Thomas Anlauf: KVR boss calls for faster further development of cycling. In: sueddeutsche.de . October 20, 2017, accessed October 13, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Unless otherwise stated, this section is based on: City of Munich: Cycling in Munich. 2010 (PDF file).
  5. ^ LH Munich: Tempo 30 zones
  6. ^ LH Munich: Bicycle roads
  7. ↑ https://www.merkur.de/lokales/muenchen/stadt-muenchen/muenchen-ort29098/muenchen-radentscheid-stadtrat-stimmen-fuer-umsetzung-altstadt-radlring-kommen-12854655.html
  8. ↑ http://www.muenchen.de/aktuell/2014-11/mvg-rad-mietrad-system-2015.html
  9. ↑ https://ru.muenchen.de/2017/26/Stadtrat-beschliesst-Ausweitung-der-MVG-Rad-Flotte-71099
  10. ↑ Almost 5,000 less rental bikes: Obike is collecting his bikes in Munich today ( Memento from May 29, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) In: br.de, April 4, 2018
  11. ↑ muenchen.de: Obikes mostly disappeared from Munich. Retrieved July 23, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Iris Hilberth: The surrounding area rises. In: sueddeutsche.de . April 3, 2017, accessed October 13, 2018 .
  13. ↑ http://sattelfest-muenchen.de
  14. ↑ radlhauptstadt.muenchen.de: RadlKULT
  15. ↑ Lea Frehse: A bicycle highway from Munich to Garching. In: sueddeutsche.de . March 26, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2018 .
  16. ↑ muenchen.de: City council decides to cycle expressway for Munich. Retrieved July 23, 2019 .
  17. ↑ Bicycle traffic. In: adfc-muenchen.de
  18. ^ ADFC Munich: Abolition of the obligation to use cycle lanes. Retrieved July 23, 2019 .
  19. ↑ Böhle, Thomas: What is the state of affairs regarding the review and lifting of the obligation to use cycle lanes? Retrieved July 23, 2019 .
  20. ↑ Data journalism: Problem streets. In: sueddeutsche.de